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Rochester cop killed by gunfire during pursuit; suspect captured

Rochester Officer Shot

Police investigate the scene of a shooting Officer shot on Hudson Avenue in Rochester, N.Y. on Wednesday, Sept. 3 2014. Rural/Metro Medical Services say an officer was shot and taken to Rochester General Hospital, where he died. At least two other people were wounded in the shooting Wednesday night.
(AP Photo/Democrat & Chronicle, Carlos Ortz)

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A police officer was shot to death Wednesday in Rochester and a suspect was apprehended, officials in the Upstate New York city said.

The officer was shot just before 9:30 p.m. when gunfire was exchanged during a pursuit at Hudson Avenue and Warsaw Street, Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli said.

During a brief news conference early Thursday, Ciminelli said the suspect was in surgery and that a bystander had suffered non-life threatening injuries. None of the three was identified.

The officer was taken to Rochester General Hospital, where he died. The others were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital.

Ciminelli said there are no other suspects and that an investigation was continuing.

Mayor Lovely A. Warren said words cannot express the sense of sorrow and loss caused by the officer's death. She said the city's police officers put their lives on the line each day to protect citizens.

Before the news conference, dozens of police officers met with the mayor and police chief at Rochester's public safety building, some reportedly in tears.

The officer was the first member of the Rochester Police Department to be killed in the line of duty since 1959.